Public History

Arts
Applicable to students admitted in 2026-27.

Description

Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 units of courses, with at least 6 units at 3000 or above level, as follows:

1. Required Course : 6 units

HIST1700, 1701
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CodeTitleT1T2Prerequisites
HIST 1700Introduction to Public History: Theory and Practice
HIST 1701History for Tomorrow: Technology and the Humanities

2. Elective Courses: 12 units

(a) Any one course from the following:(3 units)
HIST2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
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CodeTitleT1T2Prerequisites
HIST 2002Historiography (Advanced)
HIST 2005Introduction to World History: Antiquity
HIST 2006Introduction to World History: Middle Ages
HIST 2007Introduction to World History: Modern Era
(b) Any two courses from the following:(6 units)
HIST2010, 2701, 3441, 3701, 4702, 4703, 4704, 4705
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CodeTitleT1T2Prerequisites
HIST 2010Oral History: Methods and Practices
HIST 2701Local History and Public HistoryNot for students who have taken HIST2501.
HIST 3441Museum and Heritage
HIST 3701History, Memory, and Monuments
HIST 4702Digital History
HIST 4703Christianity in World History
HIST 4704Women, Society, and Politics in Modern China
HIST 4705The Victorian City: The 19th Century Metropole and Colonial Entanglements
(c) Any one course from the following:(3 units)
HIST2110, 2500 or 2501, 3103, 3404, 3505, 4142, 4500, 4600, 4700
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CodeTitleT1T2Prerequisites
HIST 2110Walking through Chinese HistoryNot for HIstory Majors.Not for student who have taken HIST1001.
HIST 2500History of Hong KongNot for students who have taken UGEC2945 or HIST2501.
HIST 2501Hong Kong History in the FieldNot for HIstory Majors.Not for student who have taken HIST2500/ HIST2701.
HIST 3103Daily Life in Han China
HIST 3404Historical Literature and Documents
HIST 3505Land Law and Custom in the New Territories
HIST 4142History of Material Culture in Ancient ChinaNot for students who have taken HIST4140.
HIST 4500Topic Studies in Hong Kong History
HIST 4600Topic Studies in Comparative History
HIST 4700Topic Studies in Public History

Explanatory Notes

1.This Minor Programme is not applicable to students who major in History, History and English Double Major Programme, History and Japanese Studies Double Major Programme, English and History Double Major Programme and Japanese Studies and History Double Major Programme.
2.No more than 9 units of courses taken to fulfill the requirements of the students’ Major Programme(s) and other Minor Programme(s) respectively can be used to fulfill the requirement of this Minor Programme.